Definitions for Nestling
ˈnɛst lɪŋ, ˈnɛs lɪŋnestling

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. nestling, baby birdnoun

   young bird not yet fledged

2. child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestlingnoun

   a young person of either sex

   "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. nestlingnoun

   A small bird that is still confined to the nest.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Nestlingnoun

   A bird just taken out of the nest.

   Etymology: from nestle.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. nestling

   Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton. Birds live worldwide and range in size from the 5.5 cm (2.2 in) bee hummingbird to the 2.8 m (9 ft 2 in) common ostrich. There are about ten thousand living species, more than half of which are passerine, or "perching" birds. Birds have wings whose development varies according to species; the only known groups without wings are the extinct moa and elephant birds. Wings, which are modified forelimbs, gave birds the ability to fly, although further evolution has led to the loss of flight in some birds, including ratites, penguins, and diverse endemic island species. The digestive and respiratory systems of birds are also uniquely adapted for flight. Some bird species of aquatic environments, particularly seabirds and some waterbirds, have further evolved for swimming. Birds are feathered theropod dinosaurs and constitute the only known living dinosaurs. Likewise, birds are considered reptiles in the modern cladistic sense of the term, and their closest living relatives are the crocodilians. Birds are descendants of the primitive avialans (whose members include Archaeopteryx) which first appeared about 160 million years ago (mya) in China. According to DNA evidence, modern birds (Neornithes) evolved in the Middle to Late Cretaceous, and diversified dramatically around the time of the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event 66 mya, which killed off the pterosaurs and all non-avian dinosaurs.Many social species pass on knowledge across generations, which is considered a form of culture. Birds are social, communicating with visual signals, calls, and songs, and participating in such behaviours as cooperative breeding and hunting, flocking, and mobbing of predators. The vast majority of bird species are socially (but not necessarily sexually) monogamous, usually for one breeding season at a time, sometimes for years, and rarely for life. Other species have breeding systems that are polygynous (one male with many females) or, rarely, polyandrous (one female with many males). Birds produce offspring by laying eggs which are fertilised through sexual reproduction. They are usually laid in a nest and incubated by the parents. Most birds have an extended period of parental care after hatching. Many species of birds are economically important as food for human consumption and raw material in manufacturing, with domesticated and undomesticated birds being important sources of eggs, meat, and feathers. Songbirds, parrots, and other species are popular as pets. Guano (bird excrement) is harvested for use as a fertiliser. Birds figure throughout human culture. About 120 to 130 species have become extinct due to human activity since the 17th century, and hundreds more before then. Human activity threatens about 1,200 bird species with extinction, though efforts are underway to protect them. Recreational birdwatching is an important part of the ecotourism industry.

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1. nestling

   A nestling is a young bird or other animal that has not yet developed enough to leave its nest. It is in between the stages of being a hatchling (just hatching from the egg) and a fledgling (ready to leave the nest and fly or move independently).

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Nestling

   of Nestle

2. Nestlingnoun

   a young bird which has not abandoned the nest

3. Nestlingnoun

   a nest; a receptacle

4. Nestlingadjective

   newly hatched; being yet in the nest

Matched Categories

1. • Juvenile
   • Young Bird

How to pronounce Nestling?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Nestling in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Nestling in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Nestling in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Nestling in a Sentence

1. Horace Mann:

   When a child can be brought to tears, and not from fear of punishment, but from repentance he needs no chastisement. When the tears begin to flow from the grief of their conduct you can be sure there is an angel nestling in their heart.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Nestling
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Nestling
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Nestling
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nestling
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Nestling